Bjørnset Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Bjørnset Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bjørnset Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway251:205,69123,411

Bjørnset Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bjørnset Come From? nationality or country of origin

Bjørnset is held by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bjørnset? popularity and diffusion

Bjørnset is the 3,957,383rd most prevalent surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Bjørnset are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

Bjørnset is most frequently occurring in Norway, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 205,691. In Norway Bjørnset is most prevalent in: Western Norway, where 88 percent live and Eastern Norway, where 12 percent live.

Bjørnset Last Name Statistics demography

Bjørnset earn marginally less than the average income. In Norway they earn 1.95% less than the national average, earning 339,320 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bjørnseth94168/
Bjørnæseth891/
Bjørnshei8221/
Birnseth757/
Bjørnsjø753/
Bernsett750/
Bernse714/
Bernseits711/
Bernsee67598/
Berense6714/
Bernser671/
Birnses670/
Birnser670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bjørnset
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